How one Cornish dairy farm is keeping sight of their heritage

From the dairy herd to the ice-cream production, every part of the Parker family's business has evolved to meet changing markets and rising expectations

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Left to right: Ben and Sam Parker.
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Left to right: Ben and Sam Parker.

How does a family dairy and ice-cream business grow from supplying a small Cornish hamlet to exporting to Shanghai and serving visitors to the 2012 Olympics, without losing sight of where it began? ...

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